Aston MBA Scholarships

Aston Business School

Aston MBA Scholarship 2013-14Aston Business School is offering a wide range of MBA Scholarships for 2013-14 self-funded applicants. The amount ranges from £1,000 - £5,500.

Full-time ABS Scholarship

Amount: Up to £1,000

Criteria

• Academic Ability
• Merit and Potential
• Career History

The Mindful Global Manager Scholarship

Amount: Up to £5,500

Criteria

• Demonstrate Leadership skills and self-awareness
• Based on Powerpoint presentation
• Students with GMAT Score of 680 and above will automatically be considered for this scholarship

Requirement: Create a PowerPoint presentation showing

•  Applicant’s leadership attributes
•  How Aston MBA will enable leadership development
•  Understanding of strengths and weaknesses as a leader

Full-time ABS Merit Scholarship

Amount: Up to £5,500

Criteria

  • Demonstrate Financial Need with a 2-slide PowerPoint presentation and show how Aston MBA can enable leadership development


Full-time MBA Ferguson Trust Scholarship

Amount: Up to £5,000

Number of Scholarships: Up to 10

Criteria

  • Applicants from African Countries
  • Demonstrate Financial Need and how the scholarship would enable them to study MBA from Aston
  • Strong Academic Capability and Potential

Deadline: Before 12 July 2013.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Scholarship

Amount: Up to £5,500

Number of Scholarships: 10

Criteria

  • Demonstrate interest in Entrepreneurship either through experience or future plans

Requirement: Prepare a three-slide PowerPoint presentation showing capabilities in:

• New Venture Creation
• Innovation
• Clear Understanding of challenges in creating Business Enterprises
• How Aston MBA will help reach future entrepreneurial goals

Online MBA Merit Scholarship

Amount: Up to £3,000

Criteria

  • Academic Capabilities and Potential

Deadlines

Region                          Scholarship Deadline
Indian Subcontinent           31 May 2013
Asia Pacific                        31 May 2013
African                              31 May 2013
Middle East                        31 May 2013
Latin America                    30 June 2013
North America                   30 June 2013
Europe                             30 June 2013

Applications should be submitted with the online application or forwarded to mba@aston.ac.uk

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